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USGS us6000ph1c

2 Jan 2025, 07:41

33 km N of Āwash, Ethiopia

A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake at 10 km depth.

Depth10 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated17 March 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 33 km N of Āwash, Ethiopia?

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9.282400, 40.138300

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Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
us6000ph1c
Coordinates
9.2824, 40.1383
Network
us
Significance
409